Rep. Gabe Evans embraced much of Trump’s agenda. Now he’s running from an unpopular president’s long shadow.
“On the big votes, he’s with Trump. And that’s hard to get away from,” Colorado State University political scientist Kyle Saunders said of U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and his prospects for reelection. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who has embraced President Donald Trump's agenda and voted for his massive tax-and-spend bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, has been in a tough political fight against an unpopular war, inflation, and uncertainty over immigration enforcement. Despite these challenges, Evans has attempted to moderate his allegiance to the president on certain issues, including immigration enforcement priorities. His opponent, former state Rep. Manny Rutinel, has argued that Evans is merely a puppet of the president. This is part of a larger wave of anti-GOP sentiment among voters, which is forcing party operatives and fundraisers to shore up races across the country as Republicans struggle to maintain their slim House majority.
Published : 7 hours ago by John Aguilar in Politics
Editor’s note: The Denver Post published stories examining the major-party candidates in the battleground race to represent the 8th Congressional District. Read the story about Democrat Manny Rutinel ... [14762 symbols]
